bison†

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a North American mammal, Bison bison, usually called the buffalo (def. 2).

See: buffalo ((v.))(def. 2)

Quotations

1786

They [Assiniboines] were all moderately tall, manly looking men . . . well dressed in leather, with a bison robe. . . .

1822

The Bison is an animal of the west regions, scarcely known in the inhabited districts.

1955

Bison and Pronghorn antelope . . . were frequently preyed upon by bands of wolves. . . .